Annual Report 2013-2014

worldwide universities network WUN Essentials 2013-2014

Reputation WUN continues to develop as a leading network of international peer research universities. WUN is invited increasingly to partner and participate in global fora with agencies and governments, bringing evidence-based policy options and solutions.

Research The focus of WUN research is regularly reviewed for quality, relevance and translation, in public health, climate and food, higher education and cultural understanding.

Relationships The 17 partners of WUN engage with WUN Plus members and stakeholders to source the best global talent, create opportunities that accelerate internationalisation, and build sustainable teams.

Resources As a result of its track record of success in innovation and application, WUN is steadily increasing its productivity and success in attracting resources for its operations.

Reforms WUN aspires to serve as an experimental laboratory for internationalisation in higher education and research, building a model of the collaborative world university with strong governance and delivery.

Vital Statistics 2014: 17 Members, 202 WUN Plus Partners, 4 Global Challenges, 98 Interdisciplinary Research Groups, 2000+ researchers, 16 Strategic Workshops, 275 Academic Publications, Over 20 Funding Grants from External Organisations, 20+ engagements in policy development. Table of contents

Introduction from the Chair 2 Introduction from the Executive Director 3 Academic Advisory Group 4 Invitation to Hong Kong 2015 & Maastricht 2016 5 Strategic Directions 6 Wun Strategy Map 7 WUN Conference and AGM 2014 8 Global Challenge: Responding to Climate Change 10 Global Challenge: Global Higher Education and Research 13 Global Challenge: Public Health 15 Global Challenge: Understanding Cultures 18 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers 20 WUN Research Investments 21 Partner with Us 22 Conferences, Events and Strategic Workshops 23 Leadership and Governance 24 List of WUN Interdisciplinary Research Groups 26

1 Introduction from the Chair

We live in a dynamic world with urgent and complex challenges. Finding solutions to these pressing issues requires teamwork, leadership and innovation. The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is dedicated to combining resources, and creating and sharing knowledge in order to address these problems. As Chair of WUN, I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish this year.

Our success is an indication of the demand and need for global research teamwork – we have been able to take advantage of the excellent opportunities available for international research collaboration. As members of a global network of research-intensive universities, we recognise the value of partnership. The pooling of resources opens up tremendous new possibilities by maximising the reach and scope of our work. It has helped us proactively identify and address the dynamic challenges that our world faces.

The network now consists of 17 member universities, located in 10 countries on five continents, and the WUN research portfolio has grown significantly – we now boast 98 active IRGs (Interdisciplinary Research Groups). I am proud of the fact that we have been able to increase our research investments over the past few years. In 2012 and 2013 alone, we directly invested £525,786 in international research collaboration amongst our partners, which leverages many times that amount in external grants and resources.

I credit our success in increasing our research investments and widening our research partnerships to the inspired and active leadership at all levels of WUN. This type of leadership is vital – and will help ensure the network’s continued growth and success. It has helped us strengthen and enhance the focus of the WUN Global Challenges program, which is built around four themes: Responding to Climate Change; Global Higher Education and Research; Public Health; and Understanding Cultures. This program, which was established in 2009, has enabled us to engage the global community and connect with prolific partners such as the United Nations Foundation, the World Bank Institute, the OECD and the World Health Organization, in order to find solutions to issues of global significance around our four themes.

I encourage you to review the WUN 2013-2014 Annual Report, which outlines our achievements of the past year. As I finish my term as Chair, I must add that it has truly been an honour and a privilege to serve WUN in this capacity, and be a part of its recent success. With such strong talent and leadership in place, I am confident that WUN will continue to support and strengthen its circle of international, interdisciplinary research partnerships, and create and apply new knowledge to find solutions to our most pressing global challenges.

Indira V Samarasekera, O.C. Chair, WUN Partnership Board President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta

2 Introduction from the Executive director

Reading our annual reports from the past three years one sees encouraging trends. The achievements give us confidence that WUN is serving as an experimental laboratory for international cooperation in higher education and research, providing opportunities for emerging and established researchers, focusing on a few global challenges, and working on frontier initiatives for the future.

The evidence for this progress is our profile with 17 peer research universities; strengthening relationships with many other “WUN Plus” (WUN+) partners from academia, international agencies, government, business and NGOs; increased productivity in publications, resources and grants; and engagement in policy options, mobility and visibility in international fora. These “WUN Essentials” are listed inside the front cover of this report.

A highlight has been the effectiveness of our strategic workshops around the world. These focus on practical outcomes with sustainable programmes and projects that are relevant to a global approach appropriate to our partnership. In addition, WUN scholars and experts work increasingly with the research associations and societies where a joint session or satellite meeting can build teamwork.

This annual report presents just 10 examples of the work of WUN in its four global challenges, 98 interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs), over 2,000 researchers and the associated conferences, workshops and virtual seminars. Increasingly, we are looking for ways to translate the knowledge and experience gained from our experiments to benefit scholars and students who are interested in accelerating their international participation, because that is the future for us all.

These advances are set to go faster, as are the fundamental reforms that are approaching higher education and research around the world. WUN, from its University Presidents to its graduate students, can contribute as thought leaders and operational players in these debates and their policy outcomes. Reaching a balance is vital to achieve innovation alongside the strengths of traditional education, deal with access and equity in a complex world, and bring new ideas that could enhance quality and reduce spiralling costs.

These high ambitions are supported by the progress of WUN in its leadership, governance and professional management, including the Partnership Board (Presidents), Academic Advisory Group (Vice Presidents), and Coordinators and Research Managers on each campus who stimulate and facilitate the organic growth of WUN programmes in research and education. Our small central Secretariat of three people in Sydney (2 FTE), and three in Leeds (1FTE) is very busy. As such, with the contributions from each partner and those of our many stakeholders, we present a model for a Global University that brings in much of the world and will develop in its partnership to be even more inclusive.

Of course there are also obstacles, as with any pioneering or innovative endeavour. In the past five years we have gained eight new partners but lost three for different reasons: largely attributable to resource issues around the ripples of the Global Financial Crisis that reached academia rather later than they did the finance and business sectors. We are responding actively with a focused recruitment and retention program, and encourage those who share our ambition and our research strengths to consider joining us as Partners or as WUN Plus members.

As always, I thank all those engaged with WUN for their commitment, energy and hard work. A special thank you to Indira Samarasekera (Alberta), who completes her two year term as our Partnership Board Chair; and to Max Price (Cape Town) who commences as Chair for the term 2014-16. As a global university research network, many of our meetings are by teleconferences. The fact that these are always so well attended by faculty and staff is extraordinary, especially when it means inevitably that some participants are working at all hours of the night.

John Hearn Executive Director, Worldwide Universities Network

3 Academic Advisory Group

The WUN Academic Advisory Group (AAG) was again pleased to welcome a number of new members in 2013, but also sad to see some of its past members move on to new activities. The network is growing overall and the spread of universities across the globe is providing significant opportunities for us to address the Global Challenges with a truly global capability. All members have actively participated in lively discussions around our research and its impact and have provided new and diverse insights into the challenges facing modern research universities.

The AAG comprises senior academic staff from each of the WUN universities. Its role is to provide advice to the Chief Executive and the Partnership Board on a range of functions within the network and to assist the WUN Coordinators and the General Manager on key WUN initiatives. The AAG member is tasked with providing the academic leadership at their institution to ensure the success of the activities of the network and the alignment of these activities with their own university strategies.

A major focus of the AAG is enhancing each partner’s global reputation through the quality and impact of WUN’s academic efforts. AAG members once again ran the annual Research Development Fund (RDF) programme and this year we had a strong emphasis on ensuring the sustainability of the collaborative research projects by focusing on potential future funders. Additionally, the Understanding Cultures and Global Higher Education and Research Global Challenges were asked to align with the Public Health and Responding to Climate Change Global Challenges, where possible.

AAG members lead the WUN Global Challenge Steering Groups, and I would like to thank my colleagues who have significantly contributed to refining our strategic focus in these four key areas. This year, staying connected through monthly conference calls, AAG members have developed the RDF programme, opportunities for other potential areas of collaboration such as Big Data, and value statements describing the benefits that WUN membership provides its members and key partners.

For the past year, I have had the honour of serving as Chair of the AAG Steering Group, which includes members of the AAG selected to ensure representation from each major geographic region of the network. I would like to thank the secretariat for their support, and the Coordinators Group for the valuable advice on the practicability of some of your ideas!

I am confident that WUN is going from strength to strength and that the AAG serves the collective good with integrity and real collegiality.

Robyn Owens Chair, WUN Academic Advisory Group Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) The University of Western Australia

4 We look forward to seeing you in Hong Kong at the 2015 WUN Conference and AGM 27-30 April 2015

Join the WUN community as it gathers in Hong Kong for the 2015 WUN Conference and AGM. “Asia’s World City” is a unique cosmopolitan destination; a modern economic and cultural hub built on a rich and diverse history. Our host will be The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

We look forward to seeing you in Hong Kong in 2015! For more information about Hong Kong visit http://www.discoverhongkong.com

Mark your calendars now for the 2016 WUN Conference and AGM in Maastricht! 5-7 April 2016

In 2016, the WUN Conference and AGM will convene in mainland Europe for the first time in Maastricht, the Netherlands – a charming city in the heart of Europe with a fascinating blend of history and culture. Our host will be Maastricht University.

We look forward to welcoming you in Maastricht in April 2016. For more information about Maastricht visit http://www.vvvmaastricht.nl5 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

Each year the WUN Future Directions plan is reviewed at the Annual Conference and AGM. The plan distils progress, achievement and lessons from the past year in adjusting our priorities and programs for the next. The process includes consultations across WUN through annual reviews and visits with each partner, meeting the key people leading our governance, teamwork and research, including early career researchers and students.

At the Cape Town meetings in April a number of developments were proposed and approved by the Partnership Board, which emphasized the need to continue the focus and depth achieved over the past few years. A brief summary is provided here:

1. Governance. The systems built to engage the Partnership Board, Academic Advisory Group, Global Challenge Research Groups, and Coordinators Group are progressing. The vital role of the coordinators in engaging researchers and partners in high quality opportunities and resource bids will be strengthened, ensuring that coordinators have the capacity and time for their work. Coordinators will provide quarterly reports to their Presidents and AAG members. The Research Managers Group will remain informal and available on each campus.

2. Membership . WUN is exploring new members in building the network to be truly global in geography, while adding strengths and focus around its four research pillars, 100 interdisciplinary research groups, and 2000 researchers and associates. WUN will build the network to 20 partner universities by 2017, and may proceed to a maximum of 25 in 2020. New members are likely to be already working on joint programs and want to engage fully as in WUN. The WUN-Plus association integrates other universities and researchers in WUN programs.

3. Global Challenges. The four Global Challenges continue as the primary focus of WUN. Cross-cutting initiatives are being explored by working groups. These include initiatives in Big Data, Macroeconomic Analysis, and Student Mobility. Regional initiatives are being tested for a Global China Group and for an Africa Program in a few selected countries. A survey of facilities across the network: research centres, field stations, offices abroad, is in progress. The WUN Presidents will engage further as a global think-tank, especially in international higher education reform.

4. Sustainability. The sustainability fund established by the Board in 2013 has commenced with the objectives of strengthening lead programs and preparing major bids for funding. The joint venture partnership with Global Academy Jobs has broken even after 18 months and requires full cooperation of all partners to enhance business and competitiveness. WUN programs to build close relationships with international agencies, governments, business and alumni are growing, helping WUN and its leaders to engage in international evidence based policy development. A new website, communications program and social media initiative is in progress.

As WUN navigates the coming year, we will strengthen our partnership team, program quality, research opportunities and delivery of results. Essential to success is the continued engagement and commitment of the WUN community and attraction of the resources to achieve our ambitions.

John Hearn Executive Director

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Finding novel ways to address complex global issues such as climate change and public health was the recurring theme of this year’s WUN Annual Conference and AGM, held in Cape Town, South Africa from 28 March - 3 April 2014.

Over 130 representatives from member universities across five continents came together in the picturesque harbour city to share ideas and plan the network’s activities for the year ahead.

The conference opened with meetings of the four Global Challenge Steering Groups, which discussed progress and developed strategies in WUN’s key priority areas of climate change, public health, global higher education and research, and understanding cultures. L-R: Dr Max Price, Incoming Chair of WUN; Professor John Hearn, WUN Executive Director; Professor Indira Samarasekera, Outgoing Chair of WUN. On the second day of the event, the Partnership Board, Academic Advisory Group (AAG), Coordinators Group and Research Managers Group each met to explore strategic issues such as WUN’s impact, membership growth, and Sustainability Fund. In the afternoon, all the groups convened for the AGM plenary session.

The network’s achievements over the past year were celebrated at the WUN Annual Dinner at the University of Cape Town’s historic Smuts Hall, where outgoing WUN Chair, Indira Samarasekera, was thanked for her two years of service at the helm of the network. Dr Max Price, Vice Chancellor of the Dr Max Price, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Cape Town, is welcomed as Chair of WUN by Executive Director John Hearn.

8 WUN Partnership Board members present at the 2014 WUN AGM.

University of Cape Town and incoming Chair of WUN, delivered “Bringing together so many international experts in public health a speech outlining his vision for the next two years. and climate change in the one location has sparked a number of promising new connections across regions and disciplines, The last day of the conference saw the presidents of WUN’s which we expect will result in fruitful research collaborations member universities join with the leaders of some of Africa’s over the coming 12 months,” says Professor Hearn. foremost universities for the fourth annual WUN Presidents Forum. Four other satellite workshops were also held in Cape Town prior to the Annual Conference. WUN’s Resilience in Young “The focus of this year’s Forum was on understanding the People and Adolescents group, Health Migration group, in- challenges that face African universities in the globalising higher FLAME (the International Inflammation Network), and a group education sector, and finding ways that WUN institutions can focused on student mobility all converged in Cape Town to partner with them to mutual benefit,” explains Professor John plan next steps for 2014-15 Hearn, WUN Executive Director. After the Forum, the presidents and invited guests had the opportunity to network and cement new relationships during a tour of the scenic Stellenbosch wine-growing area.

Preceding the AGM, WUN hosted the Joint 4th Public Health/ Responding to Climate Change Global Challenge Conference. Scholars from across WUN’s global network were joined by representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), NCD Alliance, and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).

The event kicked off with three field trips designed to give delegates an on-the-ground perspective of public health and climate change issues in southern Africa. Over the next two days, the 88 delegates engaged in vigorous dialogue on a range of pressing issues at the intersection of climate change and public health, such as the impact on families, nutrition versus food, and urbanisation and nutrition.

Delegates at the WUN Joint 4th Public Health/Responding to Climate Opposite page: Conference delegates at the University of Cape Town. Change Global Challenge Conference. 9 Global Challenge: Responding to Climate Change

Climate change poses an immense challenge to human society, compelling us to respond to extreme weather events, shifts in land use, food and water shortages, and population displacement, among other issues. While many communities are mounting responses, there are significant barriers to achieving sustainable solutions. Collaborative, multidisciplinary research involving partnerships across institutions and regions will play a crucial role in making progress.

WUN’s Responding to Climate Change Global Challenge fosters innovative, multidisciplinary research into the scientific, cultural, health and social dimensions of climate change. With its access to substantial expertise in the natural and social sciences across a global network, WUN is well-placed to carry out such work. Key research themes include the drivers and pressures of climate change; the impacts on systems affected by climate change; and managing a response to climate change. Specific projects focus on water management, ocean acidification, sea-level rise, urbanisation, and energy and health. A major focus in 2013-2014 was on how to achieve and maintain food and nutrition security without compromising water and energy security. Researchers work with policy-makers and practitioners to deliver research-driven outcomes at the global, regional and local level; emphasis is placed on identifying climatic and societal response thresholds to make our research useful to stakeholders.

Food security and land use change answer this question. The team came together in September 2013 to brainstorm ideas on the topic of food security – a key The world’s spiralling demands for food, water and energy focus for the Responding to Climate Change Global Challenge in the face of climate change has been termed the “perfect – and to develop priorities for the coming 12 months. They storm” by the UK’s former Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir decided on a project proposal which has been submitted John Beddington. A key problem is that increasing to the Belmont Forum, a global consortium of funders into agricultural production to alleviate food security results environmental change research. in well-recognised environmental damage such as water pollution, higher greenhouse gas emissions, overreliance The aim of the project is to explore how sustainable on fossil fuels and a reduction in biodiversity. Sustainable intensification can deliver increased food security to a range intensification of agriculture offers a promising solution, of different countries and regions, and to understand what its but can it truly deliver increased food security while social, economic and technological drivers are. Integrating minimising negative enviromental impacts? If so, how? insights from both the natural and social sciences, the team will use a systems approach to analyse the complex interactions A new collaboration between internationally recognised experts between land use and sustainable intensification. at Cape Town, Leeds, Southampton and Wisconsin-Madison, together with a range of global WUN+ partners, hopes to Researchers will undertake case studies in Europe (UK and Switzerland), Southern Africa (Tanzania and South Africa), and India; three parts of the world with marked differences in their land use, food security, economic development and governance. Strategies for sustainable intensification will be identified and compared, from the use of GM crops to increasing the diversity of plants grown in order to make farms more resilient as weather patterns change.

Another issue to be explored is the scale of farming and its impact on productivity and sustainability; while large-scale, monoculture farms can be easier to manage, some argue that it is easier to achieve sustainability with a variety of smaller-scale farms. The role of governance systems at the supranational, national and subnational levels will be another area of focus. For example, EU policy has a major influence on farming and trade, and how sustainable farming might be implemented, on the European landmass; by contrast, in Southern Africa, transnational cooperation on these issues is at the discussion stage. 10 Ultimately, the intention is to develop a tool for making decisions in the areas of food security policy, land use policy and investment, founded upon a firm evidence base. “The output will be a recipe which identifies how and when sustainable intensification will actually deliver what you want it to, and what problems mean it might not, so that you can make recommendations on a global scale,” says Professor Guy Poppy from Southampton, who leads the collaboration. The proposal has passed through the initial round at the Belmont Forum and a final decision is expected in mid-2014.

Key outcomes Professor Guy Poppy led a meeting at health expert Professor Mark Eisler from Bristol, who leads the Royal Society in London and edited the multidisciplinary project with colleague Dr Michael Lee. a volume of Philosophical Transactions of “We will begin the rewriting of the rulebook on global livestock the Royal Society which examined food production by matching the correct animal phenotype to the security and environmental security. correct environment, feeding systems and health plan to ensure Professor Poppy also led a meeting responsible production where yield is not the only metric.” at the Kavli Royal Society International Each of the three farm platforms created so far is developing Centre discussing food and environmental strategies for sustainable intensification tailored to its own security, which was attended by the UK region. At the farm located in Western Australia, researchers Government’s then Chief Scientist. It are investigating whether a local native shrub can help livestock resulted in the Kavli Declaration 2050, to better cope with parasitic worms while curbing methane a vision for how agriculture should emissions. At the farm in Kerala (picture above), the focus is on be transformed to feed the world’s a water fern which can be harvested from ponds to provide a population. protein supplement for cattle and goats. At the North Wyke farm in Devon in the UK, researchers are studying the ability of red clover to boost meat and milk production while reducing pollution. Global farm platforms for sustainable Next, the aim is to develop new farm platforms in the US, China, livestock production Canada, Ethiopia and Uruguay. Climate change is likely to make global food security The project builds on an earlier collaboration between Bristol, an even more compelling issue by reducing the amount Leeds, Penn State, UWA and Zhejiang together with WUN+ of land available for farming. Ruminants such as cattle partners which has been examining how future farming systems can and goats can make an important contribution to food provide healthy food from healthy animals. Its recommendations security as they convert feed unsuitable for human include reducing the amount of human feed given to livestock consumption into high-value protein, demand for which by maximising the use of natural pastures and crop residue, and is increasing rapidly. An important goal, therefore, is to avoiding the use of imported animals with no resistance to heat, find strategies for sustainable intensification of ruminant disease and parasites. The group has written up its conclusions in farming to maximise food production. But this requires a position paper published in the March edition of Nature. addressing a number of environmental issues including water and air pollution, carbon emissions and soil Key outcomes erosion. Intensification also raises animal welfare and product quality issues, and poses the risk of reduced Position paper on the future of livestock fertility and production efficiency. production systems published in Nature, March 2014 In response, a WUN team is exploring and testing potential strategies for sustainable intensification of ruminant farming in Hosted Global Sustainable Farming real-world production systems. The initiative is led by Bristol in Systems Workshop, Kerala Veterinary and collaboration with Alberta, Leeds, Penn State, Wisconsin, UWA Animal Sciences University, May 2013 and Zhejiang as well as WUN+ partners Rothamsted Research in Report on future livestock farms in varied the UK and the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in climates published by Kerala Veterinary and India. The goal is to form a global network of model farm platforms Animal Sciences University across six continents to host innovative research into grazing systems and disseminate findings among local farmers. Hosted Global Sustainable Farming Systems Workshop at Bristol and “This project will enable common themes to be identified across Rothamsted Research North Wyke, a wide range of farm platforms which utilise the most appropriate September-October 2013 genetics and management for their eco-region,” says animal

11 Building more resilient urban food systems Climate change is expected to make agriculture non- viable in a growing number of areas around the world, and to cause regional food harvests to fail more frequently. As a result, an important plank of our climate change response must to be to develop new ways to ensure food security for the global population. Urban agriculture is one exciting and potentially fruitful way forward, especially since a large proportion of the world’s hungry people live in cities with no access to land to grow their own food. The viability of urban agriculture, however, has not yet been subject to extensive inquiry.

The WUN Resilient Urban Food Systems Network is a multidisciplinary collaboration which seeks to assess the viability of urban agriculture to contribute to urban food security, and ideas not only between researchers from different disciplines but foster innovation in urban agriculture in order to strengthen also with policy-makers, small business owners and community the global food supply. It involves 26 researchers from Alberta, garden participants. Auckland, CUHK, Auckland, Leeds and UWA as well as a range of international WUN+ partners including the US National Center One early success of the network is an agreement with the for Atmospheric Research. University of Alberta to launch a community garden on a parcel of land at its agricultural research station. As well “While urban agriculture isn’t new, there has been an explosion in as benefiting university students and staff, the garden will new activities in this area across the industrialised world over the serve as a model for demonstrating community gardening past 10 years,” explains Professor Debra Davidson from Alberta, and current best practices. Researchers will also use the the group’s founder. “They include a host of new experiments garden to investigate sustainable farming methods such as with the potential to enhance urban agriculture’s viability.” soil and water-saving techniques, companion planting and A key area of focus for the group is finding ways to increase food low-carbon agricultural management. production on small areas of land in urban areas, such as by Members of the group have also submitted a proposal for improving the health of soils and managing water better. Another CAD$2.5 million in funding from Canada’s Social Sciences goal is to optimise food distribution systems and marketing, as and Humanities Research Council to support an ambitious, well as encouraging more people to participate in local food interdisciplinary research project. It involves an international production, and to reconsider their relationship to food from the comparison of urban agriculture practices focused on both perspective of health and sustainability. middle and high-income countries. The researchers hope the The network held its inaugural planning workshop at Leeds in initiative will unearth innovative strategies for upscaling urban May 2013 (pictured above right), when WUN members came agriculture and enable a two-way exchange of knowledge with together with a number of regional stakeholders in the UK who policy-makers and practitioners. have an interest in urban agriculture. It saw a fertile exchange of Key outcomes Inaugural visioning workshop held in Leeds in May 2013 with 24 researchers and stakeholders in attendance

Paper on interdisciplinary research in urban agriculture presented at the 5th AESOP Sustainable Food Planning Conference in Montpellier, France in October 2013; currently being expanded into a journal article

Secured agreement from the University i of Alberta to create a demonstration garden at its South Campus; constituted a governing board for the initiative

CAD$2.5 million grant proposal to £ Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in development

12 Global Challenge: Global Higher Education and Research

Globalisation is affecting higher education in unprecedented ways. Ever-increasing flows of students across borders, the war for academic talent, and the rise of new technologies are all changing the ways that universities operate and how societies view the role of higher education. Key issues to explore include how to provide equal access to education and ensure affordability; how changing patterns of public/private collaboration affect the research and educational missions of universities; how technology mediates and advances research and higher education; and the changing roles of academics, students and administrators under conditions of globalisation. The WUN Global Challenge in Higher Education and Research thematic area seeks to understand the sources, mechanisms and social structures that give rise to today’s higher education and research challenges, and to develop practicable strategies for reform. In 2013-2014, the Global Challenge focused on access and equity; MOOCs and emerging technologies; the internationalisation of the academic curriculum; the global reform agenda; and international higher education and research policy. Our collaborative work makes an active contribution to the global conversation on higher education and research, providing commentary to inform universities, conferences, international agencies, policy frameworks and the media.

Policies for reforms in international lessons for universities (see article on following page); and from higher education Professor Keri Facer of Bristol on the capacity of universities to make a contribution to society’s conversations about the future. The global higher education sector has undergone Finally, WUN works in close partnership with international a major expansion over the past 15 years, with the agencies to hold joint strategy workshops and formulate number of students attending university abroad rising evidence-based policies for reforms. Professor John Hearn, sharply from 3 million to a predicted 7.2 million in 2020. WUN Executive Director, served as a member of the core steering These changes have delivered a range of advantages group for OECD’s Innovation, Higher Education and Research to higher education including economic development, for Development (IHERD). The result of the OECD collaboration intercultural understanding and the training of leaders with WUN and many other experts and organisations was for the future. But they have also brought risks and 31 published reports by OECD staff and partners on higher challenges, including the difficulty of matching quality education development in 19 countries (including 13 emerging with quantity, a substantial rise in the cost of higher and developing countries and nine OECD countries). Four policy education, and threats to access and equity. The briefs based on the findings of the reports were also published situation has been made more urgent by the effects by IHERD. WUN continues to partner with the British Council of the Global Financial Crisis on the higher education and the World Bank to inform global higher education policy; sector, which are only becoming apparent five years on. outcomes from these projects are expected in early 2015. WUN is engaging with the benefits and challenges arising from globalised higher education in three distinct ways. Each year, the presidents of WUN universities come together as a Key Outcomes global think-tank to examine current issues in the sector and WUN Presidents Forum focusing on propose policy solutions. Presidents Forums to date have world food and nutrition security held in focused on higher education reform to 2020 (Shanghai 2011); Washington DC, May 2013 the knowledge gaps between universities, governments and business (London 2012); and the challenge of global food 31 commissioned reports published by and nutrition security (Washington DC 2013). The results of the OECD in collaboration with WUN these fora are communicated in publications and in briefings and a wide range of other experts and to the international organisations with whom WUN works. organisations

WUN also commissions scholarly research and reports which Paper on Global Research Networks explore future developments and challenges for the global higher – Experiments in Internationalization education sector. On the basis of these articles, WUN formulates delivered to Asia Pacific Association of strategies designed to anticipate and respond to important International Educators Conference in emerging issues. In 2013-2014, reports were commissioned Seoul, Korea, March 2014 from Professor Adam Nelson of Wisconsin-Madison on historical 13 Universities 2030: learning from the and exchange programs – strategies that changed with each major political shift of this period. “These students have often past to anticipate the future helped guide China towards international partnerships and Universities face a host of challenges in adapting to opportunities, while at the same time growing the capacity new forms of globalised higher education. To help them of Chinese higher education as an international force and an steer the course ahead, WUN commissioned a report to engine of domestic economic growth,” she writes. provide an historical perspective on internationalisation by universities. Professor Adam Nelson, an educational policy and history scholar from Wisconsin-Madison, co- produced the 40-page document with graduate student Nicholas Strohl. It features essays by nine leading historians of higher education, including two from WUN institutions Sydney and Zhejiang.

The essays cover a broad range of topics from the changes that took place in British “settler” universities in the late 19th century to the recent rise of the University of Luxembourg, one of the newest research universities in Europe. Two of the essays traced the evolution of specific institutions – the University of São Paulo and the University of Sydney – from the economic tumult of the Great Depression to the present day.

Internationalisation in Chinese higher education was the focus of three of the essays. In “Long Road Ahead: Modernizing Chinese Universities”, Professor Yang Rui from the University of Hong Kong traces the evolution of the university in China and the adoption of ideas and policies from overseas. “The central purpose of China’s modern higher education has been to combine Chinese and Western elements, to ‘indigenize’ Western models, and to bring together aspects of both philosophical heritages,” he writes. “Yet, such markedly different cultural roots have led to continuous conflicts between traditional Chinese and new Western ideas of the university – and of ‘modernity’ itself.” To prosper into the future, he concludes, China’s higher education sector needs to “find an appropriate – one might even say uniquely Chinese – way to balance indigenous and Western ideas of the university.”

In “Government-Backed Study Abroad and the Internationalization of Chinese Higher Education, 1945-1985,” The changing face of universities. Zhejiang University then and now. Associate Professor Gilsun Song from Zhejiang examines China’s efforts to develop its skills, particularly in science Four general themes emerged across the nine essays, and technology, by sending students on international study according to Professor Adam Nelson: the effects of economic boom and bust on internationalisation; the fallout from political and regime change; the impact of demands for applied science and commercial innovation; and the utilisation of pre-existing international networks. One might conclude from the essays that universities have been extremely resilient in their efforts at internationalising, in the face of economic and cultural upheavals. But as Professor Nelson points out, the report also shows that major external events can significantly destabilise university internationalisation in ways that cannot be planned for: “The lesson is modesty and humility in the face of unanticipated change, not digging in your heels,” he says.

The reports will now be disseminated in the higher education sector, with excerpts expected to appear online in Inside Higher Education and the GlobalHigherEd blog and in print in the International Higher Education newsletter. “It’s a good example of how basic research in the disciplines can inform higher education leaders,” Professor Nelson says. “I’m glad WUN supports this kind of research.”

14 Global Challenge: Public Health

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases are now the leading cause of death for humanity, causing over 60 per cent of all global deaths. Of these, around 80 per cent occur in low and middle-income countries, where the heavy burden of NCDs impedes economic development. The problem is increasing at an alarming rate: WHO estimates that NCDs will rise 17 per cent globally over the next decade, posing a serious threat to human health, productivity and the fabric of society. The WUN Public Health Global Challenge responds to this complex problem by bringing together some of the world’s leading experts to explore socio-economic, cultural and behavioural solutions across the life-course. Our network gives us a unique capacity to share insights across countries and disciplines. Research focuses on three themes: the health of families and migrants across the life-course; health resilience in adolescents in different cultural contexts; and schools as a setting for reducing risk factors related to NCDs. Special attention is paid to population-level and individual approaches that increase access to education, promote health literacy, and empower women. Links are sought to other major global initiatives such as those related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. A life-course approach to prevention of 2013-2014 saw the group consolidate its global network and forge partnerships with international agencies such as non-communicable diseases the UN Foundation and the World Health Organization. In Tackling the rapid rise of NCDs, especially cardiovascular September 2013, Professor Hanson and Professor John disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease and some forms Hearn, Executive Director of WUN, attended the United of cancer, requires a life-course approach beginning in Nations Secretary-General’s Every Woman Every Child review early life, probably even before conception. Adopting at the UN Foundation and the UN Global Compact group this focus is based on substantial evidence for the in New York. They also held consultations during 2013 with links between maternal, perinatal, infant and childhood the WHO reproductive health research group concerning a factors and the risk of developing NCDs in adulthood, partnership with WUN. Meanwhile, the group is also exploring through changing the sensitivity to later-life exposures. the potential for fruitful collaborations with the private sector. The life-course approach is particularly important in A good example of the latter is the collaboration with Novo low and middle income countries, but also helpful in Nordisk on the Jom Mama project to promote healthy lifestyles developed societies where there are significant social in young married couples in Malaysia. disparities. A key achievement of the collaboration over the past two Given its considerable research expertise in public health, years has been its input into UN documentation that spelt epidemiology, underlying mechanisms and biomarkers, as out the challenge of NCDs for the first time. WUN’s Shanghai well as the translational medicine being undertaken in its Declaration regarding early life opportunities for addressing partner institutions, WUN is well-placed to respond to this NCDs in developing countries fed directly into the Political issue. An expert WUN group first came together in Shanghai Declaration that emerged from the UN’s High Level Meeting in May 2011 to work on the topic and has been collaborating on Non-communicable Diseases. Now, the medium-term goal since then under the leadership of Professor Mark Hanson is to contribute to the documents published in support of the from Southampton and Professor Sir Peter Gluckman from UN’s post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Auckland, with active participation from the Vice-Chancellor at Southampton, Professor Don Nutbeam. Key Outcomes The group’s research follows a life-course approach with a Forged new ongoing partnerships between particular focus on early life. Poor nutritional status and lifestyle WUN, the World Health Organization among mothers, and probably fathers too, which has long-term i (WHO) and United Nations Foundation consequences on the healthy development of their babies, is a key area of focus; another focus is poor diet among children Input into Secretary-General’s Every and adolescents, which can predispose them to conditions Woman, Every Child review and UN Global such as obesity and confer risk of NCDs. Researchers aim to i Compact meeting gather evidence to understand the nature of the problem and its causes, to identify biomarkers of risk such as epigenetic Working with Novo Nordisk, Steno Diabetes changes, as well as to explore practical interventions to reduce i Centre, University of Witwatersrand and the risk of disease. Clinical trials and educational initiatives to Malaysian Government on Jom Mama promote health literacy in adolescents and young adults are project to reduce risk of diabetes two important strategies for achieving this.

15 in-FLAME: the International the microbiome and reduce inflammation, thereby potentially reducing allergic disease in children. “It’s a fairly simple Inflammation Network intervention which could have far-reaching effects because The rising burden of NCDs now poses the greatest threat of its ability to modulate our microbiome and steer our to global health. Inflammation is a common element in immune responses for the future,” says Professor Prescott, almost all these diseases, including obesity, allergies, who leads the study. Her group has secured the support of asthma, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular and a commercial partner to provide the product, while a major metabolic diseases, cancer, and neurodegenerative grant application to Australia’s National Health and Medical conditions. Early environmental effects on the Research Council is pending. developing immune system play an especially important The network’s second annual workshop (pictured below), role in causing inflammation and can have lifelong which was held in Washington DC in May 2013, provided consequences for many organ systems. a forum to share progress and discuss new collaborations, To tackle the problem, WUN members have formed in-FLAME: including a shared application to the US National Institutes the International Inflammation Network – an interdisciplinary of Health call for birth cohort studies. The third in-FLAME collaboration dedicated to understanding the risk factors for workshop, to be held Cape Town in April 2014, will focus inflammation and devising strategies to prevent them. It is attention on the role of modern environmental pollutants in led by UWA in partnership with Alberta, Auckland, Bergen, NCDs, the interaction between infectious and non-infectious Cape Town, CUHK, Southampton, Sydney and Wisconsin– microbial exposures, and early nutrition. Madison together with experts from 30 WUN+ institutions In the long term, in-FLAME aims to harmonise the various across the globe. research protocols used across the network. By collecting “We are a diverse group of researchers from 19 countries with the same information, at the same time points, using the the shared goal of understanding the early life determinants same methods, researchers would have access to large, of inflammation,” explains UWA’s Professor Susan Prescott, standardised data sets which could shed new light on a who founded the network after the 2011 WUN Public Health range of important topics. A committee is working to develop Global Challenge conference in Shanghai. “We place a standard operating procedures for all in-FLAME participants. particular emphasis on declining biodiversity, particularly of human gut microflora, which is often overlooked as a critical factor in the development of immune and metabolic health.” Key Outcomes

The network is developing an integrated programme of population, biological and intervention studies aimed at 6 research papers published or in press preventing inflammation and subsequent disease. in- FLAME’s original research to date includes a comparison of 2nd annual workshop held in Washington maternal and infant gut microbial diversity between regions; DC, May 2013 an international comparison of breast milk composition; studies on the effects of maternal nutrition on fetal immune 3rd annual workshop to be held in Cape cells; and a global survey on the prevalence of food allergy in Town, April 2014 collaboration with the World Allergy Organization. Three competitive Research Collaborative A new research project in 2013-2014 plans to conduct Awards secured from UWA with a total a randomised controlled trial of soluble dietary fibre and £ value of AUD$60,000 probiotics in pregnancy. The goal is to improve the diversity of

16 Shaping better health systems by empowering patients Key Outcomes Providing care for people with NCDs is emerging as one Paper on governance, transparency and of the key global health challenges of the 21st century. alignment in the Coalition of Australian Low, middle and high-income countries are struggling to Governments National Health Reform cope with the rising burden of care associated with heart Agreement accepted by Australian Health disease, cancer and diabetes within an ageing population. Review (in press) Such care must be well-organised and integrated in AUD$268,000 Australian Research Council order to address patients’ needs and be cost effective. £ Discovery Grant awarded for research To achieve this, policy-makers, managers and health to be conducted from 2013 to 2015 on practitioners require rigorous data, analysis and practical the topic “How Australians navigate the insights to help them shape better health systems. healthcare maze: the differential capacity to To fill the gap, a group of WUN researchers from Sydney, Leeds choose” and Alberta have combined their expertise to compare the Health Care and Public Policy 5th edition different approaches of health systems in Australia, the UK and co-authored by Stephanie Short, to be Canada. Their aim is to identify best practice approaches that published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014, can be shared and applied more widely. will feature insights developed through the A key focus for the researchers is to examine how primary health WUN group care is organised and funded across their different locations and how existing mechanisms could be used to empower patients. One of the group’s key insights is that patients must be placed have not adequately integrated the management of chronic at the helm of preventative care and treatment of NCDs. “At the diseases for patients. To remedy the situation, they argue for end of the day, patients have to be involved in managing their better coordination between general medical practitioners and own care, an important part of which is navigating the health providers of care such as nurses and physiotherapists when care maze,” explains Professor Stephanie Short from Sydney, managing chronic illnesses, which can reduce the number of the group’s principal investigator. This is the basis of their current patients who are hospitalised. The paper also highlights how Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant that explores reforming governance arrangements involving multiple lines Australians’ differential capacity to make health care choices. of responsibility, and increasing transparency in reporting by doctors, can improve care. In 2013-2014, members of the group had a paper accepted for publication in Australian Health Review which reports on Currently, the group is collaborating on another paper which their research into how primary care systems in Australia seeks to paint a detailed picture of how primary health care can be “turned upside down” to place patients at the centre networks are organised in Australia, the UK and Canada. Having of preventative care and treatment. The article posits that completed the necessary empirical work, they are now refining government health reforms to primary care in Australia a conceptual framework which will provide the basis for ongoing research. Their next step will be to extend this framework to a development context by testing how applicable it is to low and middle income countries. To advance that goal, the group has forged a new partnership with WUN member Cape Town as well as WUN+ institutions in India and Indonesia.

Fostering the talents of its emerging researchers has been a consistent focus for the project team since it was established. When she joined the group, Dr Kirsten Harley was a postdoctoral fellow at Sydney; she has since been appointed to a lectureship there. Another collaborator, Dr Gianluca Veronesi, was a lecturer at Leeds when he joined and has since been promoted to Associate Professor. “As well as our research outcomes, I’m really pleased with the outcomes of this project in terms of mentoring and career development,” says Professor Short.

Members of the WUN Shaping Health Systems project team at a site visit to the Westview Physician Collaborative at the University of Alberta. Rear L-R: Dr Duncan Ross, University of Leeds; Professor Stephanie Short, University of Sydney; Associate Professor Trish Reay, University of Alberta. Front L-R: Assistant Clinical Professor Allan Bailey, University of Alberta; Dr Kirsten Harley, University of Sydney

17 Global Challenge: Understanding Cultures

Globalisation is challenging national, regional and individual cultural practices in many different ways. Increased population mobility, a more integrated transnational economic system and the rise of international communications networks are just some of the trends that are impacting local cultures. A deeper understanding of these interactions must inform effective policy-making and implementation. But conducting international, comparative studies of cultural processes in a rigorous way is a major task beyond the scope of any single institution or national group.

That is where the WUN Understanding Cultures Global Challenge makes a contribution. This thematic area unites scholars from the humanities and social sciences, as well as other disciplines, in international collaborations to develop research into culture and society that addresses issues of relevance to policy-makers. A key goal is gaining a better understanding of the consequences of globalisation for the world’s cultures. Researchers are encouraged to explore the role of new technologies and new forms of knowledge exchange. The focus of Understanding Cultures in 2013-2014 was on macroeconomic and social change; migration and adaptability; the ageing society; and global Indigenous development. This thematic area is also home to the Global China Group, which focuses on building a two-way understanding of China.

Building a two-way understanding placed on how China sees the world and how the world sees China. The main focus of the group is understanding China’s of China social and economic development, with sub-themes covering Understanding and engaging with China has never been cultural change; climate change; food security; public health; more important. Home to 1.4 billion of the world’s 7 billion and higher education. These areas offer a promising platform people, China is emerging strongly in many fields of human to forge diplomatic relations and collaborative research on endeavour including science and technology, education and projects of mutual priority. international affairs. Its growing influence is perceived as Building on the work of its predecessor, the WUN Contemporary China beneficial in some quarters, and as a threat in others. With Centre, the group seeks to develop strong linkages with government, its diverse research strengths across health, education, NGOs and industry as well as academic partners from beyond the food security, politics, history, literature and the arts, network. The ultimate goal is to serve as a leading knowledge partner WUN is uniquely positioned to offer a multi-perspective, on contemporary issues facing China and the world. The Global interdisciplinary approach to the study of China. China Group is co-chaired by Professor Zhang Junsen of CUHK and The Global China Group brings together the significant research Professor John Hearn, WUN Executive Director. expertise in contemporary China studies across WUN in a two- The group’s inaugural conference was held at CUHK in December way process of understanding and engagement; equal focus is 2013 (pictured at left). It saw 70 experts from various disciplines come together to explore the theme of the Chinese family in transition, including issues such as the one-child policy, the ageing population, and necessary social and economic reforms. As a result of the conference, three new collaborations have been formed between WUN experts and their Chinese counterparts: a project on ageing in China involving Alberta and Tsinghua University; a project on demographic predictions of the one-child policy involving two leading Chinese universities, both WUN+ institutions; and a project on social support system reform in China.

Another aim of the conference was to discuss and agree upon a forward programme of research and events. A strategic workshop with the University of Chicago in May will explore the impact of China’s food security policies on global agriculture exporters; a proposed strategic workshop in Beijing is set to analyse social and economic policy development following the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Congress; while a planned conference at the 2015 WUN Conference and AGM in Hong Kong will focus on international public health and China. “Perhaps the most exciting

18 potential of this group is the opportunity to gain clarity on the different cultural approaches and thinking of China and international communities, as they work to address global and local challenges,” says Professor John Hearn, Executive Director of WUN.

Key Outcomes Global China Group launch conference at CUHK held in December 2013

A planned series of 3 strategic workshops to develop priority programmes for the Group

Development of new partnerships with i WUN+ universities and government in China Skilled migrants bring with them diverse languages, skills and values that are a strong asset to the workplaces they join interviewees considered the workplace to be inclusive and Skilled migration: the benefits of transnational, says the researcher, rather than Australian or multilingual identities British, for example. Skilled migration is a major focus of attention for In November 2013, members of the project team converged policy-makers and international agencies such as at Penn State for a two-day workshop to share data and the World Bank and the IMF. Educated migrants bring report on their findings. On the third day, the group held a a wealth of expertise to their host countries and public conference on migration and language. Ultimately, transfer remittances, knowledge and technology back they intend for their work to make a significant contribution to their countries of origin. Most research and policy to public policy. “We are trying to make a case to policy- discussion has focused on the financial impact of makers that diversity can be valuable for development,” says skilled migration rather than the soft skills that it can Professor Canagarajah. promote. In particular, little attention has been paid to While the paradigm currently adopted by many immigration the value of multilingual identities among professional authorities takes a normative approach to English language migrants. learning – as demonstrated by the high importance placed WUN researchers have come together to gain a better on the IELTS test – the group argues there should be greater understanding of the communication skills and strategies regard for the diverse languages and values workers bring that professional migrants deploy as part of their interactions with them. While these qualities are not as easily measurable, in the transnational workplace. The collaboration is led they can be vitally important, especially as workplaces by Professor Suresh Canagarajah from Penn State in internationalise. partnership with scholars from Bristol, Cape Town, CUHK, “Homogeneity is instrumental, it’s very good for the short Leeds, Rochester, Sydney, Wisconsin-Madison and York, as run and it looks efficient,” adds Professor Canagarajah. well as WUN+ institution Hong Kong Baptist University. The “But it is also very vulnerable and not conducive to further project team includes experts from a diverse range of fields development. Diversity is for the long run. The diversity that including cultural studies, linguistics, geography, sociology these skilled professionals bring builds a stronger foundation and education. for work, development and progress.” Their most recent study was based on interviews with skilled migrants from a variety of speech communities living across four continents; it builds upon a similar, previous study of Key Outcomes global English conducted by the same group. Interview questions explored how migrants navigate the possible Two peer-reviewed articles published conflicts between their linguistic and cultural identities, and in Multilingual Education and Language relationships in their new workplaces; and the skills and and Intercultural Communication; one knowledge that enable them to do so. forthcoming book chapter

The results were surprising, according to Professor Workshop and conference on migration Canagarajah “We thought there might be a lot of pressure and language held at Penn State, to adapt to local norms, but a lot said they didn’t November 2013 experience any,” he explains. Rather, the majority reported an acceptance of diversity in their workplace. Many of the

19 Fostering the next generation of researchers

International exchanges can have a powerful impact on emerging scholars. By visiting foreign universities, researchers can expand their knowledge and skill sets, widen their professional networks, and sometimes take advantage of new career opportunities. In 2013–2014 WUN further developed its WUN Passport concept – opening up opportunities for students and early career researchers to take advantage of their place in a global network of leading universities. Through the Research Mobility Programme (RMP), students and staff from WUN universities are able to travel to another member institution for a period of up to three months to collaborate, learn, teach and share across borders. Participants often report that the experience has a transformative effect on their studies and their academic career.

Brendan Murphy, a PhD student in mathematics from Rochester, was one of the participants in the RMP during 2013-2014. His Postdoctoral researchers and faculty members from WUN exchange took him to Bristol, where he joined forces with a local universities also participate in the RMP. Dr Matthew Boswell, PhD student and another scholar from Russia to study an area a postdoctoral fellow from Leeds, received a grant to visit of additive combinatorics known as sum­-product problems. Sydney and UWA where he gave a series of public lectures After making significant progress together, they are now writing and masterclasses on the topic of memory and the Holocaust; up their results in a journal article. “Visiting Bristol was a great he is now applying for funding to consolidate an international experience personally and professionally,” says Brendan. “These network in this area. Dr Wenfei Winnie Wang (pictured above), research connections have broadened my perspectives, and a lecturer from Bristol, visited CUHK to undertake a project when the time comes to leave Rochester, I will apply to post- on the impact of return migration on rural development in doctorate positions in Bristol and other European universities.” China, and its implications for Vietnam. “I will benefit greatly from this in terms of my academic career development, my Makalani Myrtveit, a PhD student from Bergen, received funds research capacity in the field of migration studies, and my from the RMP for an exchange to Auckland’s Department of project management skills,” she explains. Her collaboration Health Psychology. There she joined senior faculty in exploring with Professor Jianfa Shen from CUHK recently resulted in the role of thoughts and emotions in chronic illnesses. “Getting a major grant from the UK’s Economic and Social Research to know researchers from around the world and seeing how Council (ESRC) which will involve scholars from six institutions. they conduct and interpret studies has for me been a great inspiration,” she says. “I am really grateful for the opportunity Undergraduate students were also supported by WUN in 2013- and I look forward to continuing to work within this international 2014 through an innovative exchange programme based at collaboration I am now a part of.” UWA. Led by Associate Professor Judith Berman, the scheme invites talented undergraduates from Nanjing and Zhejiang to UWA for eight weeks of intensive research training (pictured below left). “The cooperation between universities from different countries provides students with great opportunities to work with many world-class researchers, to experience other cultures, and to improve ourselves,” says Wang Benya from Zhejiang, a student participant in the scheme. “I hope more students and universities can be involved.”

In 2013, WUN also created a Student Mobility Working Group to explore ways the network can further extend the WUN Passport concept and open more opportunities to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The group is exploring ways of building sustainable models for network- wide mobility including expanded exchange programmes, summer schools and blended learning programmes.

20 WUN Research Investments

Tackling complex global issues such as food security, the obesity epidemic or migration flows requires the collaboration of experts from across different institutions, nations and disciplines. WUN exists to foster this collaboration in its four priority areas of climate change, public health, higher education and cultural understanding. Researchers are given relatively modest grants to help them expand their networks, seek out partners and attract ongoing funding from other sources. Since 2009, WUN has invested well over £1 million in collaborative research, which has catalysed many times that amount in external funding.

WUN uses three distinct mechanisms to invest in research. Our flagship programme is the Research Development Fund (RDF), a competitive grant scheme designed to kick- start new, interdisciplinary collaborations among member Another WUN initiative funded by the RDF is titled Developing universities. Seed funding awards of between £10,000 Compatible Energy and Climate Strategies. Its goal is to and £15,000 are typically used for exploratory research, explore strategies for supplying affordable energy that also targeted workshops, faculty exchanges and the formation reduce carbon emissions – such as carbon capture, biofuels, of collaborative networks. Applications must include at solar energy and wind turbines – and seek ways to improve least three WUN member universities and span at least two them. The project received a grant of £8,000. “It is enabling geographical regions. In 2013-2014, 16 projects received us to strengthen the geographical reach of our research a total of £167,000 from the RDF. network,” says Dr Håvard Haarstad from Bergen, who leads the project with partners from CUHK, Leeds, Sheffield and For example, the WUN Indigenous Research Network Wisconsin-Madison. “The activities we will develop with the received £13,000 to study how research on Indigenous WUN funding will be helpful in exploring opportunities for communities can be better targeted to improving the larger grant proposals and publication projects.” lives of native peoples around the world. The project will compare the experiences of a range of cultures including The second mechanism for research funding at WUN is the the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia, the Global Challenge Fund, which fosters collaboration across Sami of Norway, the Maori of New Zealand, and the First the network as a whole. Much of the funding is used to Nations of Canada. Nine WUN universities are involved in unite research communities at major international events the network. The WUN grant will enable the group to “meet such as the WUN Joint Fourth Public Health/Responding to share mixed discipline and multi-national approaches to to Climate Change Global Challenge Conference, to be best practice ethical research in the many fields of research held in Cape Town in March 2014. The conference will see that affect Indigenous peoples,” explains its founder, WUN experts join scholars from other universities, policy- Associate Professor Catriona Elder from Sydney. makers and industry representatives to discuss the public health implications resulting from our biological, social and technological responses to climate change. In 2013-2014, WUN invested £60,000 through the Global Challenge Fund.

A third funding scheme was launched in 2013-2014 to give extra assistance to existing WUN research projects. The Sustainability Fund is designed to act as a “pump prime” for some of WUN’s most promising initiatives, helping researchers who have highly-developed research projects to work towards bids to major funding agencies. “Our research investments support teams who can forge long-term, sustainable projects and work with partners and policy- makers to make a real difference on the issues that matter to global society,” says Professor John Hearn, Executive Director of WUN.

21 Partner with Us

Agencies, policy-makers and space on the WUN website to promote activities. philanthropic organisations • Cloud-based communications for sharing data, applications and preparatory work. WUN partners with a wide range of international agencies and • Email lists for day-to-day communications and organisations including the UN, OECD, WHO and World Bank announcements. Institute to further its goal of delivering solutions to pressing global WUN also offers funding support and advice to help challenges. Through these partnerships, WUN makes an impact interdisciplinary research projects identify, bid for and secure on scientific discovery, policy frameworks and communities external funding. Assistance is provided by WUN’s team of around the world. By partnering with WUN, your organisation can expert research managers and administrators. harness the resources of 17 leading universities in 10 countries across five continents through the one channel. Work with us to define a truly global research agenda. WUN partner operations Each WUN member chooses their own model of implementation Researchers at WUN universities and operation for WUN. However, we have studied the criteria for Every year, WUN researchers ignite new and exciting successful engagement and they include: international collaborations across our four Global Challenge • The President of the University acting as champion for the themes. If you are a researcher at a WUN institution – whether network, engaging with the Partnership Board, advising early in your career or established in your field – and you on strategy and resource development, and attending the wish to start a new project or find out more about existing Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting. collaborations, the best place to start is with your local WUN • A Senior University Officer, preferably a Vice-President, with Coordinator. Contact details are on the WUN website at www. the responsibility for research or internationalisation of a wun.ac.uk/about/members. research strategy. • A full or part-time Coordinator to manage the programme Researchers outside WUN and projects of WUN within the university and to act as WUN research projects are not limited to just the 17 member an intermediary between the Network and the university universities of WUN. We work closely with experts from many community. The Coordinator works with academics other universities around the world as well as the private sector to develop initiatives, follow up on programmes, track to ensure the very best minds contribute to our research and achievements and communicate academic and funding expand its intellectual reach. Our work with external partners is opportunities. known as WUN Plus (WUN+). Researchers make an important • A modest sum set aside by each member university to contribution to joint projects and are named partners on funding support collaboration among members. programmes and publications. However, they do not qualify for direct funding from WUN. Global Academy Jobs Universities wishing to join WUN WUN has partnered with Global WUN is a network of peer universities from around the world. If Academy Jobs (GAJ) to develop you are a research-intensive university with a global reputation, a truly global academic mobility a vision for international excellence and strengths in our priority and recruitment portal. research areas we are interested to hear from you. Members As the academic world becomes ever more borderless and the are approved by the WUN Partnership Board. The first step mobility of researchers and students intensifies, GAJ responds towards membership is a willingness to participate and invest to provide universities with access to academic talent around in WUN. the world, while at the same time providing diverse career opportunities for academics at every stage of their career path Online tools and support – from postdoctoral researchers, lecturers and professors, to WUN provides a range of digital tools to support communication Presidents and Vice-Chancellors. and collaboration among researchers: Since the joint initiative was formed in June 2012, GAJ • Virtual seminars that bring researchers from distant has become one of the world’s fastest growing online job locations together to share ideas. This service also offers portals. To date, WUN’s member universities have advertised postgraduate students access to international scholars they 12,223 jobs through GAJ, representing a significant may not otherwise interact with. cost saving and profile generation to WUN members. • Desktop conferencing to support meetings and smaller seminars, and to help develop collaborations. • Public web pages for promoting projects and initiatives. All research groups involving three or more WUN member For more information visit universities from two or more geographic regions are given http://globalacademyjobs.com/

2222 conferences, events & strategic workshops

Throughout the year, the Worldwide Universities Network hosts conferences, workshops, seminars, virtual seminars and events that bring an international community of researchers together to share ideas, spark collaboration and further our ground-breaking research. We don’t work in a vacuum, and these events partner with leading universities, academic societies, international organisations, foundations and governments to ensure our research is informed and impactful. Listed below is a small selection of important events between May 2013 and April 2014.

Health, Poverty and Sustainability Science Understanding the Overlap Between Bergen, Norway | 29 January 2014 Infectious and Non-communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-income Countries Hosted by the University of Bergen, this meeting explored options for a WUN application to EU Horizon 2020. Cape Town, South Africa | 6 November 2013 Hosted by the University of Cape Town, this colloquium Autism: Global Challenges and Local Needs presented frameworks for adapting to epidemiological and Conference demographic transition. Hong Kong | 16-17 January 2014 Hosted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, this 3rd WUN Responding to Climate Change conference examined scientific advances in the area of autism Global Challenge Conference spectrum disorders and the development of effective system- Leeds, UK | 11-13 September 2013 wide policy responses. Hosted by the University of Leeds, this conference examined food, water, energy and human security as a meta-challenge. Inaugural WUN Global China Conference It advanced one of WUN’s four key research thematic areas. Hong Kong | 5-6 December 2013 Hosted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, this Transformative Gender Justice Workshop conference focused on family transition, ageing and social Leeds, UK | 11-12 September 2013 security in China. It has led to strengthened relationships and Hosted by the University of Leeds, this workshop looked at an ongoing programme of engagement with new Chinese the potential for judicial and non-judicial justice mechanisms partners and the government of China. to have transformative outcomes upon gender relations in countries with histories of violence. WUN Adolescent Health Workshop Auckland, New Zealand | 30 November – 1 Imagining Globality: China’s Global Projects December 2013 in Culture Hosted by the University of Auckland, this workshop explored Edmonton, Canada | 12 June 2013 school-based interventions in health and scientific literacy Hosted by the University of Alberta’s China Institute, this development. conference explored China’s global projects and what they say WUN Health Literacy Conference about China’s place in the world. Sydney, Australia | 26-28 November 2013 Language Assessment Research Network Hosted by the University of Sydney, this conference brought Conference together over 200 researchers, practitioners and experts to examine gaps and devise solutions in how the public receive Zhejiang, China | 7-10 June 2013 and translate information relating to their healthcare. Hosted by Zhejiang University, this conference examined the ever-increasing use of English as the default language of From Zero to Hero – Europe’s 30 Year global higher education and how we can better assess English Journey in Consumer Medicines language for HE. Information Madison, USA | 7 November 2013 In the 2013 University of Wisconsin-Madison Rennebohm Lecture, Professor Theo Raynor of the University of Leeds gave To find out more about WUN events visit a running history of the UK’s move towards better information www.wun.ac.uk/events for medicine consumers.

23 Leadership and Governance

WUN is managed by a Secretariat consisting of the Executive Director, Professor John Hearn, and the General Manager, Nicholas Haskins. The network is governed by a series of three governance boards:

Partnership Board The Partnership Board is responsible for setting forth the policy of the Network and is made up of the Presidents, Vice-Chancellors or Rectors of the member universities. University 2013/14 Members The University of Alberta, Canada Professor Indira Samarasekera * (Chair) The University of Auckland, New Zealand Professor Stuart McCutcheon * The University of Bergen, Norway Professor Sigmund Grønmo / Professor Dag Rune Olsen The University of Bristol, United Kingdom Sir Eric Thomas The University of Cape Town, South Africa Professor Max Price * The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Professor Joseph J.Y. Sung * The University of Leeds, United Kingdom Professor Michael Arthur / Sir Alan Langlands Maastricht University, The Netherlands Professor Dr Martin Paul Nanjing University, China Professor Jun Chen The Pennsylvania State University, USA President Rodney Erickson * The University of Rochester, USA President Joel Seligman The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Sir Keith Burnett The University of Southampton, United Kingdom Professor Don Nutbeam * The University of Sydney, Australia Professor Michael Spence The University of Western Australia, Australia Professor Paul Johnson The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Chancellor David Ward / Chancellor Rebecca Blank The University of York, United Kingdom Professor Brian Cantor / Professor Koen Lambert Zhejiang University, China President Wei Yang / President Jianhua Lin The Worldwide Universities Network Professor John Hearn *

Academic Advisory Group The AAG is responsible for overseeing the academic portfolio of the Network and advising the Partnership Board on strategic direction. It is made up of senior administrators, usually at the level of Vice-President or Deputy Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for the research or internationalisation priorities of the member universities. University 2013/14 Members The University of Alberta, Canada Professor Murray Gray * The University of Auckland, New Zealand Professor Jane Harding The University of Bergen, Norway Professor Astri Andresen / Professor Anne C. Johannessen The University of Bristol, United Kingdom Professor Guy Orpen / Professor Nick Lieven The University of Cape Town, South Africa Professor Danie Visser * The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Professor Sian Griffiths* The University of Leeds, United Kingdom Professor David Hogg Maastricht University, The Netherlands Professor Luc Soete / Professor Tom van Veen * Nanjing University, China Professor Rong Zhang The Pennsylvania State University, USA Professor Marty Trethewey The University of Rochester, USA Professor Peter Lennie * The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Professor Rebecca Hughes The University of Southampton, United Kingdom Professor Philip Nelson / Professor Mark Spearing The University of Sydney, Australia Professor Mark Adams The University of Western Australia, Australia Professor Robyn Owens * (Chair) The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Professor Guido Podestá The University of York, United Kingdom Professor John Local / Professor Deborah Smith Zhejiang University, China Professor Yonghua Song

24 Coordinators Group Each WUN member university appoints an administrator to manage the implementation of the WUN strategies and programmes on campus and to serve as the main contact point for network initiatives. This group shares information on collaborative opportunities and develops WUN’s research programmes. University 2013/14 Members The University of Alberta, Canada Dr Stefan Scherer The University of Auckland, New Zealand Ms Usha Bhatia The University of Bergen, Norway Mr Bjørn Erik Andersen The University of Bristol, United Kingdom Dr Susan Jim The University of Cape Town, South Africa Ms Lara Dunwell The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Ms Shally Fan The University of Leeds, United Kingdom Ms Louise Heery Maastricht University, The Netherlands Ms Krista Knopper Nanjing University, China Ms Sun Wen The Pennsylvania State University, USA Ms Coleen A. Hynoski The University of Rochester, USA Mr Todd St. Vrain (Chair) The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Ms Karen Tsui The University of Southampton, United Kingdom Dr Elisa Lawson / Ms Eleonora Gandolfi The University of Sydney, Australia Ms Amanda Sayan The University of Western Australia, Australia Associate Professor Judith Berman The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Mr David Joiner The University of York, United Kingdom Ms Anna Wishart Zhejiang University, China Mr Hu Zhengming

* denotes Steering Group member

Global Challenge Steering Groups The four identified WUN Global Challenges are guided by steering groups made up of representatives of the WUN Partnership Board, AAG and Coordinators Group in addition to a panel of research experts drawn from the field.

The Chairs of the Global Challenge Steering Groups are drawn from the AAG: Global Challenge 2013/14 Chairs Responding to Climate Change Professor Phil David Hogg, The University of Leeds Global Higher Education and Research Professor Nick Lieven, The University of Sheffield Public Health (Non-communicable disease) Professor Jane Harding, The University of Auckland Understanding Cultures Professor Danie Visser, The University of Cape Town

Contacts For more information on WUN please contact: Executive Director: John Hearn [email protected] General Manager: Nicholas Haskins [email protected] Program Officer : Megan O’Callaghan [email protected] Annual Report Editor: Chris Rodley [email protected]

Website: www.wun.ac.uk

25 GLOBAL CHALLENGE KEY List of WUN RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION & RESEARCH Interdisciplinary Research Groups PUBLIC HEALTH UNDERSTANDING CULTURES OTHER RESEARCH

ACTIVITY NAME LEAD ACADEMIC, INSTITUTION WUN PARTNERS ACCWA - Adapting to Climate Change for Water Adaptation Professor Joe Holden, Leeds Bristol, Penn State, Sheffield, UWA, York, Zhejiang Adopting REDD+ for Conservation, Sustainable Community Livelihood and Climate Associate Professor Lawal Marafa, CUHK Bergen, Leeds, York Change Mitigation Ancient soils and modern land use - a challenge for critical zone science Assistant Professor Mattias Leopold, UWA Auckland, Penn State, Sheffield, Sydney, UCT Arctic Environments: Vulnerabilities & Opportunities Dr Katy Roucoux, Dr Katherine Arrel, Leeds Alberta, Bergen, Sheffield, Southampton, UW-Madison Building an Indian Ocean Archaeology Network Professor Alistair Paterson, UWA Auckland, Bristol, Sheffield, Southampton, Sydney, UCT, York, Changing Coasts, Climate Change and Other Drivers Professor Robert Nicholls, Southampton Auckland, Bristol, UWA Characterising Space Radiation & its Impact on Climate Change Professor Ian Mann, Alberta Bergen, Leeds Climate Change in the Media Associate Professor Meng Ji, UWA Leeds, Sheffield, Zhejiang Critical Zone & Soils Science Consortium Professor Steve Banwart, Sheffield Bristol, Penn State , UWA Developing compatible energy and climate strategies Dr Håvard Haarstad, Bergen CUHK, Leeds, Sheffield, UW-Madison Ecosystem Services, Complexity & People Professor Guy Poppy, Southampton Leeds, Penn State, UWA Ensuring Sustainable and Responsible Production of Healthy Food from Healthy Professor Mark Eisler, Bristol Leeds, Penn State, UWA, Zhejiang Animals Evaluating the Potential for Urban Agriculture to Enhance Food Security in Response Associate Professor Debra Davidson, Alberta Auckland, CUHK, Leeds, UWA to Climate Change Gender & Climate Change Professor Nancy Tuana, Penn State Bergen, UCT, UWA Global farm platforms for optimisation of grazing livestock productions systems Professor Mark Eisler, Bristol Alberta, Bristol, Leeds, Penn State, UWA, UW-Madison, Zhejiang Global Patterns of Climate Adaption in Kelps Dr Thomas Wernberg, UWA Bergen, UCT Ice Sheet and Climate Interaction - Implications for Coastal Engineering Dr Mark Siddall, Bristol Alberta, Bergen, Leeds, Southampton, UWA, UW-Madison, Inclusive and green innovation Professor Xiaobo Wu, Zhejiang The Impact of Climate Change on the Socio-Ecology of Animals: Effects on Epidemic Dr Luca Giuggioli, Bristol Alberta, Penn State Disease Spread and Species Invasion Impact of Land Use Change on Future Water Quality Professor Neil Coles, UWA Southampton, Zhejiang Limits to Adaptation Dr Petra Tschakert, Penn State UCT, UWA

Managing the Globalization of Water Services in a World Affected by Climate Change: Associate Professor Julien Chaisse, CUHK Leeds, Maastricht, Sydney Regulatory and Economic Challenges NEOTOMA: A Community Database for Ecological Responses to Climate Changes of Professor Jack Williams, UW-Madison Penn State, Southampton the Recent Past New Technologies and Enhanced Techniques for Water Resource Assessment in a Professor Neil Coles, UWA Southampton Changing Climate Ocean Acidification Professor Malcolm McCulloch, UWA Bergen, Bristol, Penn State, Southampton, York Ocean Eddies in a Changing Climate: Understanding the Impact on Coastal Climates Associate Professor Andrew Jeffs, Auckland UCT, UWA and Worldwide Fisheries Production Paleo Arctic Climates & Environments (pACE) Dr Tim White, Penn State Bergen, Leeds, Sheffield, Southampton Plant Systems: Adapting to Climate Change Professor Martin Barbetti, UWA Alberta, Zhejiang Relative Sea Level, Ice Sheets & Isostasy Dr Mark Siddall, Bristol Alberta, Bergen Resilient Pasts and Sustainable Futures? Designing Socially Significant Scenarios Dr Rob Marchant, York Leeds, Penn State, UWA

Sydney, UW-Madison Sydney, Auckland, Bristol, CUHK, UWA, UW-Madison Auckland, Bristol, CUHK, UWA, Alberta, UW-Madison, Zhejiang Bristol, Leeds, UCT, UWA, UW-Madison UWA, Bristol, Leeds, UCT, Auckland, Bristol, Leeds, Penn State, Sydney, UWA Auckland, Bristol, Leeds, Penn State, Sydney, Alberta, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Sydney Alberta, Leeds Alberta, Southampton Auckland, Bristol, Sheffield Leeds, Sydney Alberta, Leeds, UWA Alberta, Leeds, UWA Alberta, Sydney Bristol, Sydney Alberta, Auckland, CUHK, Sydney Bergen, Southampton, UWA, York York Bergen, Southampton, UWA, UWA, York UWA, Alberta, Auckland, Bristol, CUHK, Leeds, Sheffield Southampton, UCT Bristol, CUHK, Alberta, Bergen, Leeds, Penn State, Sydney Alberta, Auckland, Bergen, Bristol, CUHK, Leeds, UWA Alberta, Auckland, Bergen, Bristol, CUHK, Leeds, UWA Leeds, Sheffield CUHK, Rochester Southampton, UCT, UW-Madison Southampton, UCT, Bergen, Bristol, CUHK, Maastricht, Rochester, Southampton, Sydney, York Southampton, Sydney, Bergen, Bristol, CUHK, Maastricht, Rochester, Auckland, Bristol, Penn State, Sydney, UCT, Zhejiang UCT, Auckland, Bristol, Penn State, Sydney, Auckland, CUHK, UWA Sydney, UCT, UWA UCT, Sydney, Sydney Auckland, Bergen, CUHK, Leeds, Southampton, Sydney, UCT, UWA, Zhejiang UWA, UCT, Auckland, Bergen, CUHK, Leeds, Southampton, Sydney, Auckland, UCT, UWA, UW-Madison UWA, Auckland, UCT, Auckland, Penn State, Sydney, UCT, UW-Madison UCT, Auckland, Penn State, Sydney, Auckland, Bristol, CUHK, Penn State, Sydney, UWA Auckland, Bristol, CUHK, Penn State, Sydney, Bristol, Leeds, Penn State Leeds, Sheffield, UW-Madison CUHK, Leeds, Penn State, UCT, UWA, UW-Madison UWA, CUHK, Leeds, Penn State, UCT, Zhejiang UWA, Bristol, Shfeffiled, Sydney, UW-Madison Leeds, UCT, Auckland, Sydney, UWA Auckland, Sydney,

Professor Theo Raynor, Leeds Theo Raynor, Professor Professor George T. Ellison, Professor Mark Gilthorpe, Leeds Ellison, Professor George T. Professor Dr Duncan Ross, Leeds & Professor Stephanie Short, Sydney Dr Duncan Ross, Leeds & Professor Dr Huso Yi, CUHK Dr Huso Yi, Professor Steve Reid, UCT Professor Professor Linda Slack-Smith, UWA Professor Professor Tom Oliver, UW-Madison Oliver, Tom Professor Professor Philip Baker, Auckland Philip Baker, Professor Professor Linda Slack-Smith, UWA Linda Slack-Smith, UWA Professor Professor Janet Fast, Alberta Professor Professor Hywel Morgan, Dr Maurits de Planque, Southampton Professor Dr Judith McCool, Auckland Professor Hinke Osinga, Professor Bernd Krauskopf, Auckland Hinke Osinga, Professor Professor Dr Marcus Grace, Southampton Dr Marcus Dr William Horsnell, UCT Dr Helen Elsey, Leeds Dr Helen Elsey, Associate Professor Kirsten McCaffery, Sydney Kirsten McCaffery, Associate Professor Professor Reidar Lie, Bergen Professor Dr Keith Syrett, Dr Oliver Quick, Bristol Dr Keith Syrett, Professor Mark Hanson, Southampton Professor Dr Celeste De Jager, UCT Dr Celeste De Jager, Associate Professor Chen Shulin, Zhejiang Associate Professor Dr Mariusz Pietrzyk, Sydney Ms Jacquie Bay, Auckland Ms Jacquie Bay, Assistant Professor Jun Li, CUHK Assistant Professor Professor Andrew Linn, Sheffield Andrew Professor Dr ‘Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Dr Airini, Auckland Dr ‘Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Professor Jeremy Frey, Southampton Frey, Jeremy Professor Mr Ian Wei, Bristol & Professor Adam Nelson, UW-Madison Bristol & Professor Mr Ian Wei, Professor Wendy Larner, Bristol Larner, Wendy Professor Professor Susan Robertson, Bristol Professor Professor He Lianzhen, Zhejiang Professor Professor Steve Banwart, Sheffield Professor Dr Eloise Biggs, Southampton Penn State Christopher Duffy, Professor Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, Bristol Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor Sheffield Julie Gray, Professor Southampton Guy Poppy, Professor Supporting Patients to Make Best Use of Their Medicines - the Evidence Base for Public Health Action in Societies Under Transi Strengthening Development and Application of Advanced Methodologies tions through Shaping Health Systems Scoping Survey of Autism Support and Resources: Social Integration of Diagnosis, Scoping Survey of Autism Support and Resources: and Support Systems Healthcare Resilience in young people Reducing Inequality in Oral Health Putting New Paradigms into Practice: Transatlantic Lessons in Population Health Putting New Paradigms into Practice: Transatlantic Improvement The Pregnancy Exposome and Fetal Growth Restriction Exposome and Fetal Growth The Pregnancy Oral Health Science Network Older Workers & Caregiving: Statistical Evidence from the UK, Australia and Canada Statistical Evidence from & Caregiving: Older Workers Nanotechnology for Healthcare Nanotechnology for Healthcare Media, Tobacco and Trade: Innovative Approaches to Reducing Non-Communicable Innovative Approaches and Trade: Media, Tobacco Disease in the Pacific Mathematics of NCDs: Understanding Failure of Cell Signalling Mathematics of NCDs: Understanding Failure Lessons for Life: Innovating and Evaluating School Age Health Education Interventions of NCDs and Control for the Prevention Immune Responses Underlying COPD Pathology Healthy Kitchens: Cities Health Literacy Network Global Public Health Justice: The Ethics of Research for Public Health Global Public Health Justice: The Ethics of Research Global Health Justice Network Early Life Opportunities for Prevention of Non-communicable Disease in Developing Early Life Opportunities for Prevention Countries Dementia Prevalence and Impact in Low Income Areas in South Africa and Impact in Low Income Areas Dementia Prevalence Collaborative Care for Dementia in Rural China Primary Care for Dementia in Rural China Primary Care Collaborative Care Breast Cancer Detection Network Breast Assessing health literacy development in adolescents World-class Universities, Publication and Research Assessment: Rethinking the Mis - Universities, Publication and Research World-class sion of Higher Education in the Global Age The Worldwide Challenge of English The Worldwide Widening Participation: ‘First in the Family’ students succeeding universities Laboratory Blog Book Ideas and Universities Globalising Geographies of Research Globalising Geographies of Research Global Regionalisms, Governance and Higher Education Establishment of a WUN Language Assessment Research Network Establishment of a WUN Language Assessment Research Weathering Science Consortium Weathering A spatial framework for assessing environmental livelihood security A spatial framework for assessing environmental a Unified Framework for Model-Data Access, Analysis Re-analysis: Towards Watershed and Discovery 27 and managing uncertainty in Responding and adapting to climate change: recognizing the physical, social and public spheres Stomata; Sensors of Climate Change Sustainable Intensification 27 Understanding Non-communicable/Communicable Disease Syndemics in Transitional Professor Naomi Levitt, UCT Penn State, Southampton, Sydney Societies WUN International Inflammation Network (in-FLAME) Professor Susan Prescott, UWA Alberta, Bergen, CUHK, Southampton, Sydney, UCT 67,000 More Helping Hands: An international collaboration to further engage pharma- Professor Ross Tsuyuki, Alberta Auckland, Sydney cists in improving primary healthcare Bridging Health Promotion and Sustainability Science: Transition to the Green Economy Professor Maurice Mittelmark, Bergen Alberta, Auckland, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Southampton, UWA CARMEN (Co-operative for Advancement of Research through Medieval European Dr Elizabeth Tyler, York Bergen, Bristol, UWA Network) Changing Political Culture Through Education: Democratic Citizenship and School Professor Robert Mattes, UCT Rochester, UWA, UW-Madison Curriculum in Post Apartheid South Africa Comparative Analysis of International Refugee Resettlement International Law Obliga- Mr Chris Mahony, Auckland Alberta, Sydney, UWA, York tions and Policy Global China Group Professor Junsen Zhang, CUHK Network-wide Geographies of Power: Justice, Revolution and the Cultural Imagination Professor Sophia McLennen, Penn State Alberta, UCT, York Global Social Initiative on Ageing Professor Norah Keating, Alberta Leeds, Sydney, UCT Indigenous Research Network Associate Professor Catriona Elder, Sydney Alberta, Auckland, Bergan, CUHK, Rochester, Southampton, UCT, UWA International and Comparative Criminal Justice Network Professor Mark Findlay, Sydney Leeds, Sheffield, UCT Maternity and Immigration Associate Professor Gina Higginbottom, Alberta Leeds, Sheffield Migration With and Without Children: Causes and Economic, Social and Psychological Professor Junsen Zhang, CUHK Alberta, Zhejiang Consequences Music, Memory and Migration in the Post-Holocaust Jewish Experience Dr Stephen Muir, Leeds UCT, Sydney, York Negotiating Multilingual Identities in Migrant Professional Contexts Professor Athelstan Canagarajah, Penn State Bristol, CUHK, Leeds, Rochester, Sydney, UCT, UW-Madison, York Networking Young Citizens Dr Brian Loader, York Leeds, Sydney, UW-Madison, Washington Precarious' Migrants, Access to Social Support and Wellbeing in Global Cities Dr Geoffrey DeVerteuil, Southampton Bristol, CUHK, Leeds Romantic China: Cultural Relations between China and the West in the Later Qi Period, Professor William Christie, Sydney Bristol, CUHK, Leeds 1793-1850 Skilled Migration & Global English: Language, Development & the African Professional Professor Athelstan Suresh Canagarajah, Penn State Bristol, Leeds, Sydney, UCT, UW-Madison, York State and Society and the Uses of Culture in China Associate Professor Gary Sigley, UWA Alberta, Leeds, Zhejiang Structural Reinforcement of Inequality Professor Jon Lovett, Leeds Penn State, UWA, York Transformative Justice Network Professor Gordon Crawford, Dr Jelke Boesten, Leeds & Professor Paul Gready, York Bergen, Sheffield, Sydney, UCT, UWA, UW-Madison White Spaces Network Dr Shona Hunter, Leeds Southampton, Sydney, UCT, UW-Madison World Democracy Forum Dr David Denemark, UWA Sheffield, UCT, UW-Madison The Worldwide Challenge of English Professor Andrew Linn, Sheffield Auckland, CUHK, UWA Xeno-racism & Extremism Professor Andy Knight, Alberta Leeds, Sheffield Characterising the Transient Radio Sky with SKA Precursors Professor Patrick Alan Woudt, UCT Southampton Cognitive Communications Dr David Grace, York Leeds, Southampton, Sydney, UCT, UWA, Zhejiang Spintronics Dr Yongbing Xu, York Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Southampton, Sydney, Zheijang www.wun.ac.uk